All About Agricultural Revolutions in India

India is a developing nation with evolving minds and strategies which overthrows the old notions to make space for the new and fresh ideas and so is the case with agricultural field.

We have witnessed a revolution or change in the farm-based industries whenever there are inventions, discoveries or new technologies are implemented. Here we are going to talk about few of the major revolutions that took place in this field and their impacts.

Green Revolution

It in the 1960’s that M.S. Swaminathan coined the term green revolution which meant the conversion of Indian agriculture into a modern one with the introduction of higher yielding variety seeds (HYV) mechanised farm tools, irrigation facilities, pesticides and fertilisers. It focused on the rise in production of food grains, mainly wheat.

Protein Revolution

The term protein revolution is given by Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley in 2014 with the beginning of this revolution which is also described by the government as the second technology-driven green revolution that aims at higher productivity. The farmers were motivated to increase their land productivity and food grain products by using scientific methods of farming.

Yellow Revolution

This revolution was launched in 1986-87 by Sam Pitroda who is also known as the father of the yellow revolution in India. This revolution was to increase the production of edible oil, especially mustard and sesame seeds to achieve self-reliance other targeted oil seeds are groundnut, mustard, soybean, safflower, sesame, sunflower, niger, linseed and castor.

Blue Revolution

Also called Neel or Nili Kranti Mission the Blue Revolution was launched in the late 90’s (1985-90) The main objective was to develop, manage, and promote fisheries to double the farmers income. This was a government-based initiative launched by Dr. Arun Krishnan & Dr. Hiralal Chaudhary.

Golden Revolution

Nirpakh Tutej in 1991 introduced the golden revolution which initially focused on the better production of honey & horticulture. It is considered to be a part of an important agricultural revolution of India which made India a world leader in the production of bananas, mangoes etc.

Pink Revolution

The term pink revolution was coined by Durgesh Patel and denotes the revolution in the technologies used in the poultry and meat processing sector which resulted in a boom of export and production of meat in India.

Silver Revolution

Initiated by Indira Gandhi in 1969-78 the silver revolution is a process of increase in the production of eggs as well as poultry. This was achieved by using hybrid cocks as well as hens and applications applied science to promote the egg production. It made India stand as the 3^rd largest egg producer after China and the USA.

Red Revolution

Led by Vishal Tewari in the 1980’s the red revolution was an agricultural reform in India that resulted in an increase in tomato and meat production.

The red revolution in agriculture has given a boost to the economy of the country and is a major source of profit for the farmers.

White Revolution

This revolution in India started on 13^th January 1970 by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Verghese Kurien with the motive of increasing milk production to make the country one of the largest producers of milk in the world. Operation Flood is the program that led to “White Revolution” which aimed to make India a self-dependent nation in milk production.

Today India is the largest producer of milk and Dr. Verghese Kurien is known as the father of the white revolution in India.

Purple Revolution

The purple or Lavender Revolution was launched by the Union Ministry of Science & Technology through the council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Aroma Mission, which aimed at increasing lavender cultivation in Jammu & Kashmir. Lavender farming was introduced in Jammu & Kashmir in 2007 as an experiment to help farmers turn to more profitable crops which is now generating revolutionary results.

These revolutions have formed a base in the agricultural field of India by impacting the growth & increase in various farm products.

Thus, India is a developing nation which isn’t scared of forming new ways for better results in its most wide sector, agriculture!